The "Scorpion's Tail" - Very early on in LRDG's history, it was realized that patrols might be in danger of being ambushed by enemy armored vehicles. To counter this potential threat, the last truck in each patrol was equipped with some sort of light artillery.
37mm Bofors - The 37mm Bofors was a very common gun that could be found on all fronts of the war. Originally a Polish design, licensed copies of the gun were soon built by almost every Allied nation (the German 3,7cm PAK35 was actually an unlicensed copy of the Bofors).
Several Bofors guns were installed on Chevrolet WBs and Ford F30s, but they were pretty unpopular with the troopers since they weighed the vehicle down and took up way too much space. As enemy armor was very rarely encountered, some of the Bofors guns seem to have been unceremoniously dumped by the trucks' crews to gain some extra space for supplies.
LRDG's Bofors trucks usually carried 45 rounds each of AP and HE shells.
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